3.8% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hurstville Grove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hurstville Grove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A lower-than-average share of full-time workers defines the job market in Hurstville Grove. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.8%, the area sees fewer people in stable full-time roles compared to most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for similar areas. Full-time employment is well below the Australian figure, with 55.6% of the workforce in these roles.
58.5% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 12.4%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.4%. Education, retail, and construction also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.6%. This is followed by managers at 18.0% and clerical or administrative staff at 16.9%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Hurstville Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11972/hurstville-grove/topic/employment